I know I promised a recap from my boy’s birthday today, but we had family in town and I wanted to soak in every minute with them…so I’m going to share a different recipe and the birthday update will come your way Thursday! 🙂
You all know I drink this green smoothie every morning as part of my breakfast. Well…this Berry Protein Smoothie is another one of my faves. My love for smoothies knowns no bounds. They are the perfect, fast, easy, healthy meal option for my ladies (and gents) out there who need nutritious food in a hurry!
When my third baby came into this world, my time became even more precious. I had four mouths to feed every day (not including my own), and I kind of lost my desire to eat. I know that sounds crazy, but at lunchtime I just wasn’t in the mood for anything. I could never decide what I wanted and nothing sounded good to me. Don’t get me wrong…I was hungry, but I was tired! I knew I needed some serious fuel to boost me through the rest of the day, but I just didn’t care. But between nursing my sweet baby and chasing my other two kiddos around, I knew I had to treat my body right in order to function!
The solution was to include an extra smoothie into my day and jam-pack it full of amazing ingredients. Smoothies at lunchtime might seem strange to you, (I mean…isn’t a smoothie a breakfast food?!) but it seriously has helped em so so much. You can make a lunch loaded with protein, fruits, & vegetables in under 5 minutes with minimal cleanup. Win. Win. WIN!
This vanilla protein powder and this superfood powder are absolute life-savers! I add a scoop of each of these to my lunch-time smoothie and I know I’m getting some serious protein + nutrients.
I choose to make a non-chocolatey (GASP) smoothie for lunch because I do need some variety. I always add my powders right after the liquid (before the frozen fruits/greens) so they don’t “poof” up along the sides of the blender. I use water as the liquid in this Berry Protein Smoothie because the protein powder adds plenty of creaminess! But if you love extra-super-milk-shakey smoothies, I recommend using almond or coconut milk ( or your favorite non-dairy variety)!
As I’ve said before, I always…always use frozen fruits and greens in my smoothies! I love a super-cold, thick smoothie…and the best way I’ve found to accomplish this without using ice (which dilutes the flavor) is using frozen ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 cup water (or your favorite non-dairy milk)
- 1 scoop (1 ½ TBS) plant-based vanilla protein powder
- 1 scoop (½ TBS) Amazing grass green superfood powder
- ½ cup frozen mixed berries (or your favorite berry combination)
- ½ banana, frozen
- 1 cup spinach, frozen
Instructions
- Put ingredients into your blender (I recommend using a [Vitamix|http://vitamixtrack.com/click.track?CID=292558&AFID=417333&ADID=1450715&SID=&NonEncodedURL=
- ] in the order listed & blend until smooth.
- Serve & drink immediately for best taste!
Notes
This is a very versatile smoothie. I’ll add some yogurt for my kids & maybe a squirt of honey. Once you’re familiar with the base you can let your imagination take you wherever you’d like to go!
This recipe always comes to my rescue when I just don’t feel like eating anything, but I still care about feeding my body with nutritious, protein-packed foods!
What about you? Are you a smoothie person? Has there been a time in your life when you just didn’t care what you ate?
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Can you skip the superfood powder?
Yes, you can choose not to include the superfood powder and still get a great tasting smoothie!
Nothing beats a cold berry smoothie on a hot summer day! Even better when it’s packed with nutrients like this one 🙂
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Totally! Now we just need some hot summer weather in my neck of the woods! C’mon sun! 🙂
I use smoothies as my go to also. They are easy and this is another I can add to my collection.
Yay! Smoothie lovers unite! 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!
The color of that smoothie is perfection! I have to be careful when it comes to certain fruits due to an intolerance, but I love peanut butter smoothies. I drink them on the regular!
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This looks too pretty to drink! 🙂
Thank you Leigh! 🙂 Colorful foods are the best! 🙂
This looks yummy!! I need to pick up some more protein powder this weekend, and I’ll have to check out that Green Superfood Powder.
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Thank you Ashleigh! 🙂 I always have protein powder on hand! Have you tried using Amazon subscribe and save? I get great deals on it that way…just a tip! 😉 I really enjoy the addition of the superfood powder too! It’s loaded with so many ingredients that are so great or you! 🙂
I love smoothies, but I’ve never used protein powder in them. Maybe I’ll have to look into it more. The flavors in this look great, though!
Thank you Meg! I never used to use protein powder but after baby #3 I just felt like I needed to increase my protein intake! Chia seeds are also great additions to up the protein! 🙂
What a awesome smoothie! Thanks so much for sharing them with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Love my morning smoothie and this is such a great one. This smoothie looks so refreshing and energizing.
You are SO right! It keeps me going on days when I need that extra boost! 🙂
Can you skip the superfood powder?
Absolutely you can!!!
I totally agree that using frozen fruit is the way to go. So handy just to have a bag in the freezer and it makes the smoothie so fresh and creamy. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
Absolutely! No wasted fruit in our house…if it’s getting dicy I just freeze it for smoothies!
Love my morning smoothie and this is such a great one. This smoothie looks so refreshing and energizing.
Good pictures. I’ve never tried Orgain before but I do like the Amazing greens and I use hemp protein a lot.
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Orgain is by far my favorite plant-based protein powder! Both for taste and cost!
I have a drawer full of frozen fruits so I can always make a smoothie. I also started getting frozen avocado halves as I always struggled using avocado when it was perfectly ripe (nothing worse than avocado bits floating about in your smoothie!) I first discovered the benefits of smoothies after the birth of my 3rd son (some 10 years ago now!) but they were a life saver in those early days of pure exhaustion!
I also use frozen ingredients for my smoothie. Mainly for financial and logistical reasons. It would take a lot of time to get fresh fruit every day. Freezing bananas really makes the smoothie more silky.
That smoothie looks soo good, especialy for the hot summer months. Also is good because after you drink one of these, you wonțt feel hungry any more.
Thank you!
Brilliant instructions, I never try this recipe before. Berry protein smoothie is a versatile like her name. Thanks for this lovely blog post.
The smoothie picture looks frame worthy ! I would hate to drink such a vibrant looking smoothie,but awesome